Meskwaki nation hosts summit on food production and culinary arts

TAMA, Iowa-The Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa, also known as the Meskwaki Nation, and Meskwaki Food Sovereignty Initiative (MFSI) will host the 2018 Great Lakes Intertribal Food Summit in partnership with Intertribal Agricultural Council (IAC) and Native American Food Sovereignty Alliance (NAFSA). The event occurs on May 9–13 in Tama, Iowa, and will feature a concurrent Youth Summit.

The Great Lakes Intertribal Food Summit is a regional, travelling summit. Past hosts have been Oneida Nation, Gun Lake Tribe and Red Lake Nation. The annual event brings together several hundr...